Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Thracioidea: Periplomatidae

Periploma compressum d'Orbigny, 1846

Range: 6°N to 40.6°S; 62.2°W to 55°W
Depth: 27 to 27 m
Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm

Synonymy

Periploma compressum d'Orbigny, 1846
Periploma coquettae Altena, 1968

Details

Periploma compressa d'Orbigny, 1846, p. 514, [d'Orbigny 1847, pl. 78, figs. 19-20]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Parties tranquilles de la baie de San-Blas, dans le ruisseau salé qui sépare l'île de los Jabalies de la terre ferme, Patagonie septentrionale
Range: 40.6°S to 40.6°S; 62.2°W
Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm
Distribution: Argentina: Buenos Aires
References: d'Orbigny (1846) NSEWM

Periploma coquettae Altena, 1968,
[Synonym]
Range: 6°N ; 55°W
Depth: 27 m
Maximum Reported Size: 24 mm
Distribution: Surinam
References: Altena (1971) DdNSEWM; Macsotay & Campos (2001) s

Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1846. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 489-728 [and 729-758?]. P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1846.]

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